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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
3
The Albany Journal argues against canoes as dangerous and frail vessels. It urges prohibition or restriction to experts, warning that non-swimmers may risk their lives chasing a perilous thrill on quiet water.
An officer discovers a single private in the guardroom in shirtsleeves puffing a clay pipe. The sergeant asks about sentries and the private answers he is the prisoner, claiming to be the offender who went for a drink at the mess. Officers confront the odd scene as the truth unfolds.
A cartoon snippet shows a vicar reading a letter from a son at the front to Mrs Codmog. He has fought in trenches and stood neck deep in water for a week. Mrs Codting responds with disbelief about water at home and war’s odd effects.
A fragmentary report recalls a resolution carried by a rising vote at a twilight event. The dialogue hints at a poetic observer noting the evening wears the mood of a summer day.
A personal tale from a Postum Co representative in Battle Creek Michigan cites coffee’s effects on nerves and health. The speaker claims quitting coffee improved bilious symptoms and energy, while returning to Postum restored health and weight. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum as two brewing options.
A crucial tract argues liquor corrupts families and institutions. It claims booze fuels divorces, robs homes, and corrupts judges legislators mayors governors and presidents, while noting saloons house criminals and corrupt police. It portrays war as hell but alcohol as a deeper social ruin.
In West Virginia a real estate agent argues liquor bans boost housing demand as tenants and investors keep buying homes despite a downturn. Anaconda Mining issues a bulletin warning workers not to drink on the job and cites rising accident rates tied to alcohol across months from July to November.
G N Mahon a traveling salesman once opposed to prohibition says a Kansas trip changed his mind. He reports strong business, progressive towns, and towns without saloons inspiring him to advocate strict enforcement and tell others the truth.
The christening used water from a Springfield home well and was performed in Chicago by Mim Mona Dunne, daughter of the governor. In West Virginia Wheeling faced a dry period with 7,900 meals served in February and 26,408 meals served in the city work house in the previous year.
A garbled Victorian note discusses stomach care through diet and exercise, then shifts to literary snippets. It cites Mr Teacham declaring a nuisance at Meala and Michael Mail’s mockery in Under the Greenwood Tree, ending with a comic memory of a brass band awakening a meal scene from the Three Choughes at Casterbrides.
The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Kontle ointment for relief of eczema rash itching and irritation in infants and children, claims fast healing and offers free samples by mail. It also stresses covering cream cans with wet burlap in summer to keep them cool, noting heat can raise temperatures during transport, and that jackets are unnecessary.
A jumble of quips and product pitches quotes from vintage papers. Images include a label joke about a trained chimpanzee in print, European and Russian news banter, and a Hanford’s Balsam promotion for chronic pain. The piece also mentions a tiny telephone receiver and a savings tip on a piano purchase.
Walter Prichard Eaton recalls writing in a garden writing hut as birds constantly interrupt. A chickadee, bluebird, Baltimore oriole and meadowlark share the scene, while ants and aphids threaten new apple trees. Interludes on Hanford's Balsam ads appear amid farmyard echoes.
The Chicago Herald recounts Anty Hoban the detective lieutenant sharing a story about his friend Carney. A visitor to the city is struck by a sunset over Lake Michigan and, while Carney buys drinks, the stranger extols nature's glories but forgets to buy another.
The fragmentary text presents a fragmented dialogue with quirky phrases and garbled quotes. It mentions a man who differs, bathing at a seashore hotel, and references to white clothes and grocers across North and South America covering 16,000,000 square miles.
The Kansas City station group proposes an all night owl service with a motto about the wise man learning from observation rather than experience. The plan emphasizes continuous operation and urban transit adaptation.
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